John Winterton

Sir John Winterton
Winterton in 1953
Nickname(s)"Jack"[1]
Born13 April 1898
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Died14 December 1987 (aged 89)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1917–1955
RankMajor General
Service number5778
UnitRoyal Field Artillery
Royal Artillery
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Commands held123rd Indian Infantry Brigade
Austria
Free Territory of Trieste
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major General Sir (Thomas) John Willoughby Winterton KCB, KCMG, CBE, DL (13 April 1898 – 14 December 1987) was a British Army officer who was the Military Governor and Commander of the British and US Zone of the Free Territory of Trieste from 1951 to 1954.[1]

  1. ^ a b Smart 2005, p. 343.

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